Dancing into Adulthood Online CPD Course

This course encourages participants to consider a range of strategies to ensure that adult dance classes are a stimulating, safe and engaging learning environment. The course will explore how principles of best practice drawn from a range of disciplines can be used to enhance fitness and wellbeing of adult learners. Participants will explore strategies which can be used so that lessons are safe yet challenging.

The course will consider:

  • Direct and indirect factors which impact dance training and performance
  • Psychological aspects of dance teaching: teaching the whole dancer
  • Key anatomical considerations when teaching dance to mixed ability groups of adult learners
  • The potential for somatic practices to enhance fitness and well-being
  • Learning and teaching strategies which promote health, safety and well-being implications when working with adult learners

To successfully complete this course, it is required that you submit at least one forum post, of no less than 300 words, before 5pm GMT on 29 January 2024. For each unit of work, we will provide questions for you to consider and to help inform your forum post.

Aim

The aim of this course is to gain knowledge and understanding of the physiology of adulthood and its application to dance practice to promote health, safe practice and inclusive learning environments.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course you will:

  • Have knowledge and understanding of factors which may affect an individual’s physical and psychological health in adulthood,
  • Have knowledge and understanding of key factors which underpin safe dance practice,
  • Have knowledge and understanding of fitness and somatic practice in teaching dance to adults,
  • Be able to analyse different dance techniques and somatic practices and evaluate how these support adult learners’ development of fitness,
  • Be able to identify the physical needs and expectations of adult learners,
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of how participation in dance benefits adult dance students,
  • Be able to collate, analyse and critically evaluate information,
  • Be able to assess own skills and achievement and identify strategies to progress learning, and
  • Be able to use a range of ICT skills to access the VLE, dance specialist databases, online journals and discussion forums.

Platform

You will access the course via Moodle (our Virtual Learning Environment). You will receive login details and further information shortly before the course start date.

Resources

You will require the following resources:

  • A computer with internet connection
  • Speakers

Dates

The course runs from 7 November 2023 – 5 February 2024.

All of the course materials are available within this period, and you can make your way through the resources at your own pace. You do not need to be logged in at a specific time, however, you will need to submit your 300 word forum post by 5pm GMT on 29 January 2024.

Tutor

Kerry DeVine AISTD CDE RAD dip, dip NBS

Kerry graduated from Northern Ballet School, Manchester in 1999 with an RAD Student Teaching certificate, AISTD Diploma in Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre, Tap Dance and National Dance, and an NBS Diploma.

For a year she taught freelance in the Northwest, in Shropshire, and in Oslo, Norway. During this time she went on to gain her RAD Teaching Certificate and Diploma. In 2000 she established her own dance studio based in Wigan which is still running to this day, celebrating its 23rd year. The studio hosts annual shows and exam sessions with the RAD.

In 2001 Kerry became a member of the RAD’s Northern Regional Committee and was invited to be an RAD tutor in 2003, teaching at various workshops, summer schools and courses both nationally and internationally. In 2010 she became a mentor and tutor taking her around the UK for the RAD CBTS programme, assessing and mentoring student teachers.

In 2018 Kerry became a Silver Swans® tutor, delivering the Silver Swans Workshop for the RAD and running her own weekly Silver Swans class in Lancashire.

Fees

Members of the Royal Academy of Dance receive discounts on all CPD activities.

Member Fee: £136.50 / €158 / $174

Non-Member Fee: £205 / €238 / $262

CPD Hours

10 hours Time-Valued CPD

How to book

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